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A prayer for Election Day

Nov. 6, 2012 3:01pm Meredith Jessup

Glenn is always reminding us about the power of prayer, so I thought I’d post this for those of us who believe a power higher than the Supreme Court ultimately decides elections…

O God, we acknowledge You today as Lord,
Not only of individuals, but of nations and governments.

We thank You for the privilege
Of being able to organize ourselves politically
And of knowing that political loyalty
Does not have to mean disloyalty to You.

We thank You for Your law,
Which our Founding Fathers acknowledged
And recognized as higher than any human law.
We thank You for the opportunity that this election year puts before us,
To exercise our solemn duty not only to vote,
But to influence countless others to vote,
And to vote correctly.

Lord, we pray that Your people may be awakened.
Let them realize that while politics is not their salvation,
Their response to You requires that they be politically active.

Awaken Your people to know that they are not called to be a sect fleeing the world
But rather a community of faith renewing the world.

Awaken them that the same hands lifted up to You in prayer
Are the hands that pull the lever in the voting booth;
That the same eyes that read Your Word
Are the eyes that read the names on the ballot,
And that they do not cease to be Christians
When they enter the voting booth.

Awaken Your people to a commitment to justice,
To the sanctity of marriage and the family,
To the dignity of each individual human life,
And to the truth that human rights begin when Human Lives begin,
And not one moment later.

Lord, we rejoice today
That we are citizens of Your kingdom.
May that make us all the more committed
To being faithful citizens on earth.

We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

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Comments (10)

The_Knower
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 11:07pm
So, either prayer is useless and disproves Christian scripture, or God supports Barack Obama. I would love to hear y’all’s answers.

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fedupnick
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 12:14pm
Too bad you’ve excluded Jews from this prayer by asking for it through Jesus, which Jews don’t do. We go directly to the Man upstairs, so you must understand and realize if the prayer were simply a prayer to The Lord, or God, we’d be willing and eager participants. It leaves a nasty taste in my mouth to sink myself into the prayer and reading of the prayer, then at the end, it’s a prayer to Jesus. Sorry. We’re on the same page; the words were changed to protect the innocent.

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TheCalmOne
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 10:30pm
Ridiculous. When Obama wins, as seems most likely, how will you religious idiots interpret the result as you wallow in cognitive dissonance? God didn’t care? God is a Democrat?

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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 7:14pm
Beautiful prayer! Amen!

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lewisjbh
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 5:11pm
Prayer is always good; but it occurred to me today, that even if Obama wins, with the Benghazi issue, impeachment within the first year might be a course, for although I’m not sure our Constitutional formulary can survive an activist agenda; which Obama has, the Presidency can survive stupidity allowing us to survive through the dysfunction of the Vice-President…..just a thought

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Sharon Rose
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 4:55pm
We have been praying this prayer for several weeks. Thanks for posting.

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DC070912
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 4:34pm
Thanks for posting!
“Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

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Patriot Huntress
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 4:03pm
Amen!

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4everJoy
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 3:41pm
And all the Lord’s people say, “Amen!” Thank you Meredith.

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Joel Knows
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 3:11pm
Amen!

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